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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Councillors<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please find the draft Agenda for the GNSO Council meeting on 13 October 2016 at 12:00 UTC.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Links will be completed as the documents become available.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please note that
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">all documents</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
</span></strong>referenced <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">in the agenda have been gathered on a Wiki page for</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">convenience and easier access:</span></strong></span>
<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">https://community.icann.org/x/hhO4Aw</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">This agenda was established according to the
</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_council_op-2Dprocedures-2D01sep16-2Den.pdf&d=DQMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=U4IBJYYYko8geLjSlTyOXbvtmoVER-_lK-PAQ64rKHs&m=55oYi9y1UeIL5juaxAkqpioz33PyWq"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">GNSO
Operating Procedures</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> v3.2, updated on 01 September 2016.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
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For convenience:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">ˇ<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is provided in
<u>Appendix 1</u> at the end of this agenda.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">ˇ<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the absentee voting procedures is provided in
<u>Appendix 2</u> at the end of this agenda.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Coordinated Universal Time: 12:00 UTC
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</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">05:00 Los Angeles; 08:00 Washington; 13:00 London; 15:00 Istanbul; 23:00 Hobart
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">GNSO Council Meeting Audio Cast</span></strong></b><br>
To join the event click on the link: </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__stream.icann.org-3A8000_gnso.m3u&d=DQMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=U4IBJYYYko8geLjSlTyOXbvtmoVER-_lK-PAQ64rKHs&m=55oYi9y1UeIL5juaxAkqpioz33PyWqjoetRz4HfuZU0&s=cHDooyrtCSmC6"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
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Councilors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if they will not be able to attend and/or need a dial out call.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">___________________________________________</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 1: Administrative matters (5 minutes)</span></u></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">1.1 – Roll call</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">1.2 – Updates to Statements of Interest</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">1.3 – Review/amend agenda.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">1.4 – Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meetings per the GNSO Operating Procedures:</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"PMingLiU",serif;color:#333333"><br>
<br>
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Minutes</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> of the
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">GNSO Council Meeting
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">on 29 September 2016 to be posted on xx xxxxx 2016.</span><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (5 minutes)</span></u></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">2.1 – Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / topics, to include review
of </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_meetings_projects-2Dlist.pdf&d=DQMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=U4IBJYYYko8geLjSlTyOXbvtmoVER-_lK-PAQ64rKHs&m=55oYi9y1UeIL5juaxAkqpioz33PyWqjoetRz4HfuZU0&s=SV8BNXhfsR4Gy5Z5gULLoZnhL1CQtIKbpfSDzkxjdjI&e="><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Projects
List</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">[gnso.icann.org]</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">and
</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_display_gnsocouncilmeetings_Action-2BItems&d=DQMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=U4IBJYYYko8geLjSlTyOXbvtmoVER-_lK-PAQ64rKHs&m=55oYi9y1UeIL5juaxAkqpioz33PyWqjoetRz4HfuZU0&s=y4f5QIsl4llURc6N6lvtbX7cXMMLT9ZMadSC7VvByUw&e="><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">Action
List</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">[community.icann.org]</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 3: Consent agenda (0 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE – Adoption of the Proposed Final Framework of Principles for Future Cross Community Working Groups
(20 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">In March 2014, the ccNSO and GNSO Councils jointly
</span><a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/30345126/Final%20Approved%20CWG%20Charter%20March%202014.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1397487121000&api=v2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">chartered</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">
a Cross Community Working Group to develop a framework of principles to guide the formation, chartering, operations and closure for future cross community working groups (CCWG-Principles). The CCWG-Principles published an initial proposed framework for public
comment in February 2016 (see </span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-principles-for-ccwg-22feb16-en.pdf)"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-principles-for-ccwg-22feb16-en.pdf)</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">,
and following its review of the comments received and further community discussion at ICANN56 in Helsinki in June, completed a proposed
<a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/uniform-framework-principles-recommendations-16sep16-en.pdf">
Final Framework</a> that it submitted to both its Chartering Organizations. Here the Council will consider whether or not to approve the Final Framework. If both the ccNSO and GNSO Councils approve the
<a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/uniform-framework-principles-recommendations-16sep16-en.pdf">
Final Framework</a>, it is expected that the Framework will be forwarded to all other ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees with the suggestion that the principles it contains serve as guidelines for the formation, chartering, operations and
closure of all future cross community working groups.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">4.1 – Presentation of the
<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+13+October+2016">
motion</a> (Donna Austin)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">4.2 – Council discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">4.3 – Council vote (voting threshold: simple majority)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 5: COUNCIL VOTE – Adoption of Consensus Recommendations from the GNSO Bylaws Drafting Team (20 minutes)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">On 30 June 2016, the GNSO Council created a Drafting Team (DT) to work with ICANN staff to identify the
GNSO’s new rights and obligations under the revised ICANN Bylaws, and prepare an implementation plan to address any needed changes by 30 September (</span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#20160630-2)"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#20160630-2)</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">.
On 29 September 2016, the Council received an update on the status of the DT’s work and, pending the completion of the DT’s work, the Council voted to appoint the GNSO Chair as its interim representative to the Empowered Community (EC) Administration. Following
the GNSO Council’s review and approval of the DT’s recommendations, the GNSO is expected to finalize its process for appointing its EC representative going forward. Here the Council will review the DT’s report and recommendations
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">[INSERT LINK WHEN AVAILABLE]</span>, and discuss the placeholder motion that has been submitted, with a view to voting on whether or not to adopt the DT’s consensus recommendations either at this meeting
or at ICANN57 in Hyderabad in early November.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">5.1 – Presentation of the
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+13+October+2016">motion</a>
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">(James Bladel)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">5.2 – Council discussion</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">5.3 – Council vote (voting threshold:
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">simple majority</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">)<br>
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<br>
<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – ICANN Board Letter on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures (20 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">On 5 August 2016, ICANN Board Chair Dr. Steve Crocker sent a letter to the GNSO Council concerning work on the GNSO Policy Development
Process (PDP) on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures (</span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/crocker-to-bladel-05aug16-en.pdf)"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">https://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/crocker-to-bladel-05aug16-en.pdf)</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">.
The Board wished to know the GNSO Council’s view of the current work in light of the existing GNSO policy and ongoing parallel review work on the 2012 New gTLD Program. The Board letter specifically asked for information on the PDP timeline and whether the
GNSO believes that the current PDP must be completed prior to advancing a new application process under the current policy recommendations, including whether any consideration has been given in relation to whether a future application process could proceed
while policy work continues and be iteratively applied to the process for allocating new gTLDs. On 16 August the GNSO Chairs sent a reply to the Board on behalf of the Council, acknowledging the Board’s request (</span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/council-leadership-to-crocker-16aug16-en.pdf)"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">https://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/council-leadership-to-crocker-16aug16-en.pdf)</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">At its meeting on 2 September, the GNSO Council agreed to seek input from all GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituency leaders, as well
as the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process Working Group. At its 29 September meeting, the Council agreed to form a small group of Councilors to synthesize the responses received. Here the Council will discuss the synthesized draft response
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">[INSERT LINK WHEN AVAILABLE]</span>, with a view toward voting on it as soon as is practicable, and at the latest before the end of the ICANN57 meeting in November in Hyderabad.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">6.1 – Presentation of the
<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+13+October+2016">
motion</a><a style="mso-footnote-id:ftn1" href="#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">[1]</span></span></span></a>
(Carlos Gutierrez)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">6.2 – Council discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">6.3 – Council vote (voting threshold: simple majority)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
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</span><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 7: UPDATE AND COUNCIL DISCUSSION – GAC-GNSO CONSULTATION GROUP ON GAC EARLY ENGAGEMENT IN GNSO POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES (10 minutes)</span></u></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Following various discussions between the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) and the GNSO Council
on enhancing GAC participation in GNSO PDPs, this Consultation Group was jointly established to explore ways in which the GAC’s early participation reflecting a joint desire to explore ways for the GAC to engage early in the GNSO Policy Development Process
(PDP) and to improve overall cooperation between the two bodies (for example, by exploring the option of a liaison). The importance of this had also been noted specifically by both Accountability and Transparency Review Teams. Various pilot projects and mechanisms
have been implemented as a result of recommendations from the group, which is currently in the process of winding down its work. Here the Council will receive a status update from the group, with a view toward seeking feedback from the various GNSO Stakeholder
Groups and Constituencies prior to formalizing the closure of the group.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">7.1 – Status summary (GNSO Council Chairs / Marika Konings)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">7.2 – Council discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">7.3 – Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 8: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – ICANN Board Letter regarding policy implications of the Final Report of the Internationalized
Registration Data (IRD) Expert Working Group (10 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">On 11 May 2016, ICANN Board Chair Dr. Steve Crocker sent a letter to the GNSO Council following up on the Board’s 10 March 2016 Resolution
(see </span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/crocker-to-bladel-11may16-en.pdf)"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/crocker-to-bladel-11may16-en.pdf)</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">.
The Board’s request was for the GNSO Council to “review the broader policy implications of the
</span><a href="http://whois.icann.org/sites/default/files/files/ird-expert-wg-final-23sep15-en.pdf"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">IRD Final Report</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">
as they relate to other GNSO policy development work on WHOIS issues, and, at a minimum, forward the IRD Final Report as an input to the GNSO PDP on the Next Generation Registration Directory Services to Replace WHOIS that is currently underway.”
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">The GNSO Council sought input from the co-chairs of the recently completed GNSO Policy Development Process on the Translation and Transliteration
of gTLD Contact Data, requesting feedback on several specific points: (1) how certain recommendations in the IRD Final Report were considered, if at all, in the
</span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gtlds/translation-transliteration-contact-final-12jun15-en.pdf"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Final Report</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">
of the T&T PDP Working Group; (2) how those recommendations could potentially conflict with the T&T PDP Working Group’s recommendations that have been adopted by the GNSO Council and the ICANN Board; and (3) What steps are recommended to the GNSO Council in
considering the policy implications of the IRD Final Report. Here the Council will discuss the input received from the T&T PDP Working Group
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">[INSERT LINK WHEN AVAILABLE]</span>, and decide on next steps.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">8.1 – Status update (GNSO Council chairs)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">8.2 – Council discussion
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">8.3 – Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 9: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – GNSO Meeting Planning for ICANN57 (15 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">ICANN57 will take place in Hyderabad, India, from 3-9 November 2016. This will be the first
“Meeting C” under the new ICANN Meeting Strategy as well as the Annual General Meeting for ICANN. D</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">raft
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">meeting schedules had been circulated to the GNSO Council, Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">.
The GNSO Council is planning to meet with the ICANN Board, the Governmental Advisory Committee and the ccNSO Council, among other groups. Here the Council will review the latest GNSO meeting schedule
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">[INSERT LINK WHEN AVAILABLE]</span> and, if time permits, discuss its proposed agenda items for those Board and inter-SO/AC meetings.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">9.1 – Overview of the proposed schedule (GNSO Council Chairs / Glen de St Gery)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">9.2 – Council discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">9.3 – Next steps</span><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 10: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Results of GNSO Newcomer Survey (5 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">On 30 June 2016, the GNSO Council
</span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#20160630-1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">directed</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> ICANN staff to develop a
survey to “assess the familiarity that the community has with the different newcomer and training tools as well as their perceived usefulness”, as part of the permanent integration of successful Policy Development Process (PDP) pilot project improvements into
the overall structure of PDPs. Here the Council will receive a report on the results of the survey
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">[INSERT LINK WHEN AVAILABLE]</span>, and consider whether staff should proceed with implementing some of the suggested improvements following additional input (if any) from GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">10.1 – Summary and update (David Tait)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">10.2 – Council discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">10.3 – Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Item 11: Any Other Business (5 minutes)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Section 3)</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">9. Except as otherwise specified in these Bylaws, Annex A hereto, or the GNSO Operating Procedures, the default threshold
to pass a GNSO Council motion or other voting action requires a simple majority vote of each House. The voting thresholds described below shall apply to the following GNSO actions:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">a. Create an Issues Report: requires an affirmative vote of more than one-fourth (1/4) vote of each House or majority of one
House.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">b. Initiate a Policy Development Process ("PDP") Within Scope (as described in
</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_en_about_governance_bylaws-23AnnexA&d=DQMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=U4IBJYYYko8geLjSlTyOXbvtmoVER-_lK-PAQ64rKHs&m=55oYi9y1UeIL5juaxAkqpioz33PyWqjoetRz4HfuZU0&s=6qYeakEV77hP5ukN3QtuJnVBlWJAK4tFqiH0uErMfvE&e="><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">Annex
A</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">[icann.org]</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">): requires an affirmative vote of more than one-third (1/3) of each House
or more than two-thirds (2/3) of one House.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">c. Initiate a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of GNSO Supermajority.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">d. Approve a PDP Team Charter for a PDP Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of more than one-third (1/3) of each House
or more than two-thirds (2/3) of one House.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">e. Approve a PDP Team Charter for a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">f. Changes to an Approved PDP Team Charter: For any PDP Team Charter approved under d. or e. above, the GNSO Council may approve
an amendment to the Charter through a simple majority vote of each House.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">g. Terminate a PDP: Once initiated, and prior to the publication of a Final Report, the GNSO Council may terminate a PDP only
for significant cause, upon a motion that passes with a GNSO Supermajority Vote in favor of termination.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">h. Approve a PDP Recommendation Without a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a majority of each House and
further requires that one GNSO Council member representative of at least 3 of the 4 Stakeholder Groups supports the Recommendation.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">i. Approve a PDP Recommendation With a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">j. Approve a PDP Recommendation Imposing New Obligations on Certain Contracting Parties: where an ICANN contract provision
specifies that "a two-thirds vote of the council" demonstrates the presence of a consensus, the GNSO Supermajority vote threshold will have to be met or exceeded.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">k. Modification of Approved PDP Recommendation: Prior to Final Approval by the ICANN Board, an Approved PDP Recommendation
may be modified or amended by the GNSO Council with a GNSO Supermajority vote.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">l. A "GNSO Supermajority" shall mean: (a) two-thirds (2/3) of the Council members of each House, or (b) three-fourths (3/4)
of one House and a majority of the other House."</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Appendix 2: Absentee Voting Procedures (</span></b><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_council_gnso-2Doperating-2Dprocedures-2D22sep11-2Den.pdf&d=DQMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=U4IBJYYYko8geLjSlTyOXbvtmoVER-_lK-PAQ64rKHs&m=55oYi9y1UeIL5juaxAkqpioz33PyWqjoetRz4HfuZU0&s=jAo-z5qhcfq-MJtldm4uEeMDsiYMIiA06sgcu-FMbr8&e="><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">GNSO
Operating Procedures 4.4</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">[gnso.icann.org]</span></a><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">)<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">4.4.1 Applicability<br>
Absentee voting is permitted for the following limited number of Council motions or measures.<br>
a. Initiate a Policy Development Process (PDP);<br>
b. Approve a PDP recommendation;<br>
c. Recommend amendments to the GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP) or ICANN Bylaws;<br>
d. Fill a Council position open for election.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">4.4.2 Absentee ballots, when permitted, must be submitted within the announced time limit, which shall be 72 hours from the
meeting's adjournment. In exceptional circumstances, announced at the time of the vote, the Chair may reduce this time to 24 hours or extend the time to 7 calendar days, provided such amendment is verbally confirmed by all Vice-Chairs present.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">4.4.3 The GNSO Secretariat will administer, record, and tabulate absentee votes according to these procedures and will provide reasonable means for transmitting and authenticating
absentee ballots, which could include voting by telephone, e- mail, web-based interface, or other technologies as may become available.<br>
4.4.4 Absentee balloting does not affect quorum requirements. (There must be a quorum for the meeting in which the vote is initiated.)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">California, USA (</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.timeanddate.com_library_abbreviations_timezones_na_pst.html&d=DQMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=U4IBJYYYko8geLjSlTyOXbvtmoVER-_lK-PAQ64rKHs&m=55oYi9y1UeIL5juaxAkqpioz33PyWqjoetRz4HfuZU0&s=RHA-Kr5LTiUGH0PJdgQkbcz6l65frizj_DsBsQP8RPE&e=" title="Pacific Standard Time"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PDT[timeanddate.com]</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">)
UTC-7+0DST 05:00<br>
San José, Costa Rica UTC-5+0DST 07:00</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"PMingLiU",serif;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Iowa City, USA (</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__fr.wikipedia.org_wiki_UTC-25E2-2588-259206-3A00&d=DQMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=U4IBJYYYko8geLjSlTyOXbvtmoVER-_lK-PAQ64rKHs&m=55oYi9y1UeIL5juaxAkqpioz33PyWqjoetRz4HfuZU0&s=lpAnNGMFiP39IIgLn917cyE6YPY12DFo3Xq8yCt3U6E&e="><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">CDT[fr.wikipedia.org]</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">)
UTC-5+0DST 07:00<br>
New York/Washington DC, USA (EST) UTC-4+0DST 08:00<br>
Buenos Aires, Argentina (</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.timeanddate.com_library_abbreviations_timezones_sa_art.html&d=DQMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=U4IBJYYYko8geLjSlTyOXbvtmoVER-_lK-PAQ64rKHs&m=55oYi9y1UeIL5juaxAkqpioz33PyWqjoetRz4HfuZU0&s=twnVjRUqnozn0N1b0zKdCTfwjKv9DzejywNyCeyyIGs&e=" title="Argentina Time"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ART[timeanddate.com]</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">)
UTC-3+0DST 09:00<br>
Rio de Janiero, Brazil (BRST) UTC-3+0DST 09:00<br>
London, United Kingdom (BST) UTC+0DST 13:00<br>
Bonn, Germany (CET) UTC+1+0DST 14:00<br>
Cairo, Egypt, (EET) UTC+2+0DST 14:00<br>
Istanbul, Turkey (EEST) UTC+3+0DST 15:00 (next day)<br>
Perth, Australia (</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__timeanddate.com_library_abbreviations_timezones_au_wst.html&d=DQMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=U4IBJYYYko8geLjSlTyOXbvtmoVER-_lK-PAQ64rKHs&m=55oYi9y1UeIL5juaxAkqpioz33PyWqjoetRz4HfuZU0&s=GE8JyqZBw5OG7peEzRX9gq7Gw_JsKcEP1MhghC9d2YY&e=" title="Western Standard Time"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WST[timeanddate.com]</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">)
UTC+8+0DST 20:00 <br>
Singapore (SGT) UTC +8 +0DST 20:00 00 <br>
Sydney/Hobart, Australia (AEDT) UTC+11+0DST 23:00 <br>
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For other places see </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.timeanddate.com_&d=DQMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=U4IBJYYYko8geLjSlTyOXbvtmoVER-_lK-PAQ64rKHs&m=55oYi9y1UeIL5juaxAkqpioz33PyWqjoetRz4HfuZU0&s=wWbc_3zMYDFPFC9i6DPvHkaI_rh7rcx-IUMn5x3eznw&e="><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">http://www.timeanddate.com</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">[timeanddate.com]</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue"><br>
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Staff notes that the motion was submitted to the Council after the deadline for motions for this meeting had passed. See Section 3.3.2 of the GNSO Operating Procedures for the applicable procedures in this instance. In relation to the timing of a vote, Section
4.10 provides for the possibility of voting outside a GNSO Council meeting: <a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-01sep16-en.pdf">
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